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original research

Original research articles refer to primary and unpublished research. Initial studies may also include confirmatory and non-confirmatory studies that allow you to rule out hypotheses, reaffirm, and/or report the non-reproducibility of previously published results. Original research articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum of 12,000 words, and cannot contain more than 15 figures/tables. Authors are required to pay a fee (type A article) for the publication of an original research article. Original scientific articles must have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Materials and methods, 4) Results, 5) Discussion.

systematic evaluation

Systematic Review articles present a synthesis of previous research and use well-defined methods to identify, categorize, analyze, and report aggregate evidence on a particular topic. Articles of this type include metasynthesis, meta-analyses, mapping reviews, field reviews, systematic reviews, and systematic reviews with meta-analyses. Systematic review articles are peer reviewed, have a maximum word count of 12,000, and cannot contain more than 15 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (type A article) for the publication of the article in Przegląd Systematyczne. Systematic reviews should: clearly define the research question in terms of populations, interventions, comparators, outcomes and study designs (PICOS) and identify which reporting guidelines were used in the study. For design and reporting, systematic reviews should follow reference guidelines (eg PRISMA, Cochrane, Campbell) and include the PRISMA flowchart http://prisma-statement.org/prismatatement/flowdiagram .aspx (if available), as well as information on funding (if there is no specific funding to carry out the research, please note). Systematic reviews should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Methods (including study design, participants, interventions, comparators, systematic review protocol, search strategy, data sources, study units, and data extraction, analysis, 4) Results (including design of studies included for the review, selection and characterization of studies, pooled results, assessment of risk of bias); 5) Discussion (including summary of main results, limitations, conclusions). Systematic reviews should not contain unpublished material (unpublished/original data, manuscript submissions, or personal communications) and may be rejected during review or reclassified with significant delay if found to contain such content.

methods

Methods articles present a new or established method, protocol, or technique of great interest to the field. Methods articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum of 12,000 words, and cannot contain more than 15 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (Type A article) for publishing a Methods article. Method articles should be in the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction (summary of the protocol and its potential uses), 3) Materials and equipment (including list of reagents/materials and/or equipment needed; text of any solutions , as appropriate). ), 4) Methods (including objectives and method validation, step-by-step procedures, timing of each step or relevant sequence of steps, breakpoints, examples of application and efficacy, details of precision/ accuracy and limitations of detection or quantification, when applicable), 5) (Expected) Results (description and schematic illustration, where possible, of the expected result of the protocol; potential benefits, limitations, pitfalls and artifacts, and any troubleshooting measures to solve them), 6) Discussion. Any method of analysis applied to the data generated by the protocol should be listed or described. The results must be reproducible.

Review

Review articles cover topics that have undergone significant development or progress in recent years with comprehensive depth and a balanced perspective. Reviews should provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art (rather than simply summarizing the literature) and should discuss: 1) different schools of thought or controversies, 2) underlying concepts, issues, and issues, 3) current research gaps, and 4) Possible developments in the area. Review articles are peer reviewed, have a maximum of 12,000 words and cannot contain more than 15 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (Type A article) for publishing a review article. Review articles should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Thematic subsections, 4) Discussion. Review articles must not contain unpublished material (unpublished/original data, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications) and may be rejected for review or reclassified with significant delay if found to contain such content.

mini review

Mini Review articles cover focused aspects of the current research area and its recent developments. They offer a clear and concise summary of a topic, allowing readers to learn about new developments and/or emerging concepts and discuss the following: 1) Different schools of thought or controversies, 2) Current research gaps, 3) Possible developments futures in the field. MiniReviews articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum of 3,000 words, and cannot contain more than 2 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (type B article) for the publication of the Mini Magazine. The articles of the Mini Magazine must have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Thematic subchapters, 4) Discussion. Mini-review articles may not contain unpublished material (unpublished/original data, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications) and may be rejected or reclassified with significant delay if found to contain such content.

Policy and Practice Assessments

The Policy and Practice Reviews provide a comprehensive and balanced overview of current and relevant policy, regulatory and guidance issues that may come from academia, relevant associations, regulators, industries and others. Unlike Policies, this type of article gives authors more space to develop policies and/or guidelines. The Principles and Practices Reviews are peer reviewed, have a maximum of 12,000 words and cannot contain more than 15 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (Type A article) for publication of the Policy and Practice Review. Policy and practice reviews should have the following format: 1) executive summary, 2) introduction, 3) sections on evaluating options and policy/guideline implications, 4) practical recommendations, and 5) discussion.

hypothesis and theory

Hypothesis and theory papers present a new argument, interpretation, or model to introduce a new hypothesis or theory. They should include: 1) a new interpretation of the most recent data or findings in a particular area of ​​research, 2) an accurate representation of previously formulated hypotheses or theories, 3) the hypothesis presented must be testable in the context of current knowledge, 4) may include original data as well as personal observations and opinions. Hypothesis and Theory articles are peer reviewed, have a maximum of 12,000 words, and cannot contain more than 15 figures/tables. The authors are obliged to pay a fee (type A article) for the publication of the Hypothesis and Theory article. Articles with hypotheses and theories should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Subsections relevant to the topic, 4) Discussion.

Perspective

Perspective articles present a point of view about a particular area of ​​research. They should include: 1) A discussion of current progress and future directions, 2) A clear statement of the authors' perspective, 3) An accurate description and reference to the work of other authors, 4) May contain original data and personal data . data observations and opinions. Perspective papers are peer-reviewed, have a maximum word count of 3,000, and cannot contain more than 2 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (Type B article) for the publication of a Perspective article. Perspective articles should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Thematic subsections, 4) Discussion.

Clinical study

Clinical trial articles describe the results of health-related intervention studies. These articles may include pilot studies, safety and efficacy studies, alternative endpoint studies, and proof-of-concept studies. Clinical trial articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum of 12,000 words, and cannot contain more than 15 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (type A article) for publishing a clinical trial article. Clinical trial articles should have the following format: 1) abstract (include clinical trial registration number), 2) introduction, 3) materials and methods (including flowchart if applicable, eg CONSORT FLOWCHART-http: / / www.consort-statement.org/consort-statement/flow-diagram), 4) Results, 5) Discussion. All clinical trials must be registered with a public trial registry to be considered for publication and authors must comply with the Consolidated Standards for Reporting Research (CONSORT).

case report

Case reports present exceptional cases of human or animal patients with an unexpected diagnosis, treatment outcome, or clinical course. Case reports are peer-reviewed, have a maximum of 3,000 words, and cannot contain more than 4 visual elements (figures, tables, or videos). Authors are required to pay a fee (type B article) for the publication of a descriptive article. Authors must follow CARE guidelines and submit the completed CARE checklist as a supplementary file (the template is available here: https://www.care-statement.org/checklist).

Case reports should be in the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction: includes case characteristics and references to medical literature, 3) Case Description: includes anonymous patient information, relevant physical examination and other clinical findings, history Relevant Interventions and Outcomes 4) Timeline diagram or table with relevant episode of care data 5) Diagnostic assessment, details of therapeutic intervention, follow-up and outcomes according to CARE guidelines 6) Discussion: strengths and weaknesses of the approach of the case, discussion of relevant medical literature (similar and opposite cases), case studies, 7) The patient's perspective. Authors must obtain written consent from patients (or their legal representatives) for publication. Only case reports that are original and significantly advance the field will be considered. All case reports should be titled 'Case report: 'area of ​​interest'. More information about the CARE statement here: https://www.care-statement.org/

community case study

A community case study documents the local experience of providing a service to address an identified need, as opposed to investigator-led research, which is typically evidence-based. Throughout this document, community case studies are defined as describing and reflecting a program or practice designed to improve the health and functioning of a target population. These types of articles will include a wide range of manuscripts describing novel public health interventions at the behavioral, organizational, social, environmental, and/or political levels. Community Case Study articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum word count of 5,000, and cannot contain more than 5 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (type B article) for the publication of a community case study article. Community case study articles should have the following format: 1) abstract 2) introduction: description of the nature of the problem and rationale for the proposed innovation 3) context (location and population) in which the innovation occurs 4) details for understand the key elements of the program 5) Discussion section presenting practical implications, lessons learned for future applications, 6) Acknowledging any conceptual or methodological limitations.

concept analysis

Conceptual analysis articles discuss the concepts and issues that define the field. They should explore the elements of each concept and the connections between them. Concept analysis articles must not contain unpublished material (unpublished/original data, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications) and may be rejected or reclassified with significant delay if found to contain such content. Instead, conceptual analysis articles should add to current knowledge by presenting a new argument, interpretation, model, or critique. Concept Analysis articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum word count of 8,000, and cannot contain more than 10 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (type B article) for the publication of an article in Conceptual Analysis. Any inclusion of verbatim text must be enclosed in quotation marks and clearly attributed to the original source. Concept Analysis articles should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Thematic subsections, 4) Discussion.

Classification

The taxonomic articles contain a brief commentary and a set of classifications that have previously been the subject of scientific review by teams of specialist researchers in order to organize the nomenclature. Therefore, ranking articles will be revised and republished from time to time as new information becomes available. Classification articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum word count of 2,000, and cannot contain more than 15 tables/figures. Authors must pay a fee (Type A article) for publishing a ranking article. Ranking articles should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction (brief commentary), 3) Collection of rankings, 4) Discussion.

data report

Data reference articles provide a description of the survey data sets. Data sets must be deposited in a public repository and must be retained and made public after the report is published. Data Reports articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum of 3,000 words, and cannot contain more than 2 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (type C article) for the publication of a Data Report article. Data Report articles should be in the following format: 1) Introduction, 2) Data collection methods, including data collection period, filters used, and information on how readers can interpret the data set and reuse the data. data, 3) Must include data analysis, but must not present the results of a single study or group of studies, 4) Related subsections, but cannot contain results or discussion. Data reports must include the name of the dataset, the database/repository to which they have been submitted, and a link to the confidential review (which must be updated with a public link prior to publication). Any published data report will be considered for retraction if the data is removed from storage or access is restricted. Any updates to the dataset should be submitted as separate posts to the repository, and related information can be posted as a supplement/commentary linked to the original dataset. Any detailed analyzes or new scientific insights related to the Data Report can be submitted as individual scientific articles. The protocols and methodology used for data collection may also be presented as methods articles.

A brief description of the policy.

Policy briefs are short reports that provide practical, evidence-based assessments of policy issues. This type of article also contains policy options and practical recommendations that allow it to be used as a decision-making tool. Abstracts are peer-reviewed, have a maximum of 3,000 words, and cannot contain more than 5 tables/figures. Authors are required to pay a fee (Type B article) for the publication of the Policy Brief. Policy briefs should be in the following format: 1) Summary (up to 125 words in bullet form), 2) Introduction, 3) Sections on policy options and implications, 4) Practical recommendations, 5) Conclusions.

Brief research report

Short research articles present original research and/or preliminary findings in a more concise manner and with less detail than original research articles. Furthermore, in keeping with the Frontiers ethos of publishing scientifically sound findings, short study reports also encourage reporting of negative results and may suggest the non-reproducibility of previously published results. Short research articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum word count of 4,000, and cannot contain more than 4 figures/tables. Authors are required to pay a fee (type B article) for the publication of a short research report. Short Research Reports should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Method, 4) Results, 5) Discussion. Supplementary material can be attached to the short research reports.

General comment

General comment articles contain critical comments about a previous Frontiers post. We encourage authors who wish to submit comments on articles published outside of Frontiers to reformat them and submit them as comments. Articles with general comments are peer reviewed, have a maximum of 1000 words and cannot contain more than 1 figure/table. They must not contain unpublished or original data. Articles with a general comment must be submitted for consideration by the same journal and specialty as the original article. Authors must pay a fee (type C article) for the publication of a general comment article. Articles with general comment must have the following format: 1) Title: "Comment: Title of the original article" (required), 2) Introduction, 3) Subsections relevant to the topic, 4) Discussion. At the beginning of the general comment, provide a full citation of the commented article.

Opinion

Opinion articles allow authors to express their opinion on the interpretation of the latest findings in any field of research, the value of the methods used, and the strengths and weaknesses of scientific hypotheses. They must comply with the following guidelines: contain no unpublished or original data, be supported by evidence, include full references, encourage constructive debate, avoid emotional argumentation. Opinion articles are peer reviewed and have a maximum word count of 2000 and cannot contain more than 1 figure/table. Authors are required to pay a fee (type C article) for the publication of an Opinion article. Opinion articles must have the following format: 1) Introduction, 2) Thematic subchapters, 3) Discussion.

disordered

Errata are submitted by the Frontiers Production Office to correct errors introduced into the article by the editor after the author review stage. Articles have a title format: "Erratum: original article title".

adjustment

Correction/Addition: If authors notice errors that affect the scientific production or the integrity of the article, they are encouraged to submit an online correction. The correction should detail the cause(s) of the errors and include only the elements (eg, sections, sentence, figure) of the manuscript being corrected or corrected. All authors of the original article must agree to the change request. The introduction to the field declaration should be used to clearly indicate the reason for the correction. Depending on the scope of the required correction, corrections may require peer review. Authors are cautioned that requests for changes beyond those described here may not be accepted for publication.

Error: If authors notice discrepancies between the approved gallery reviews and the final published article, leading to errors that affect the scientific output or the integrity of the article, authors are encouraged to submit an inappropriate request to the Production Office from Frontiers (production.office @frontiersin .org), clearly identifying the error and the correct information.

Editorial

Editorials are presented exclusively by the leading publishers of the Research Frontiers Topic to convey to the reader the goals and objectives of topic-related research and place it in a broader context. The editorial board must submit articles that are part of the Research Topic, but it must not be a simple table of contents. As a final article contributing to the research topic, editorials should be submitted after all expected articles have been accepted and published. Editorials should not contain unpublished or original data, and the inclusion of references is strongly recommended. Editorials can contain 1 figure and have a word count of 1000 for topics with 5-10 articles. The word limit may increase for each additional article in a topic, up to a maximum of 5,000 words for 50 or more articles. Subject publishers are not required to pay a fee for publishing an editorial. Submissions should be titled Curator: "Research Topic Title."

registered report

Registered references are peer-reviewed articles presenting qualitative or quantitative empirical research (new studies, replication studies, meta-analyses, analyzes of existing data sets), presenting a proposed methodology, and previously registered analysis prior to the collection of data. In Phase 1, reports submitted are limited to a maximum of 3000 words, 2 figures/tables and must have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Methods, 4) Preliminary results of any pilot experiments (if any). corresponds) . If the registered report is approved after scientific peer review and the study is carried out according to the approved methodology, the manuscript will be accepted in principle. The authors have 1 month to file their protocol in the OSF records. After pre-approval, authors have 1 year to collect data and submit the full manuscript for a second stage of review. A full manuscript has a maximum number of 12,000 words, cannot contain more than 15 figures/tables, and must follow the following format: 1) Peer-reviewed sections of Stage 1 (abstract, introduction, methods), 2) Results (if Results include unrecorded analyses, should be labeled separately as "Exploratory Analysis"), 3) Discussion. Please note that the data must be shared with reviewers in Phase 2 of the review and, once fully published, must be permanently and publicly available at the DOI via OSF, Zenodo, or an institutional or similar repository. Authors are required to pay a fee (type A article) for the publication of a registered report. If authors wish to withdraw a registered reference after substantive approval, Frontiers will publish the withdrawn record.

technology and code

Technology and code articles feature new technology, code and/or software, or a new application of known technology or software. This type of article aims to open new avenues for theoretical and experimental research, data analysis or data reduction in the field of research. Technology and code articles may also include research that applies existing algorithms to new configurations. Technology and code articles are peer reviewed, have a maximum word count of 12,000, and are limited to no more than 15 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (Type A article) for publishing a Technology & Code article. Technology and code articles related to innovative software solutions and/or projects must be innovative, presented in a well-documented, human-readable format, and placed online in a repository with an associated searchable DOI/URI. To better support code documentation, authors can also upload a metadata file in various formats (eg JSON-LD, Microdata, RDFa) containing all relevant information. Authors can refer to the schema.org vocabulary and the SoftwareApplication/SoftwareSourceCode and Dataset specifications. Technology and code articles should have the following format: 1) Abstract, 2) Introduction, 3) Method (including description of free code), 4) Results (including usage examples and limitations), 5) Discussion (including extensibility and limitations). The following information should also be included: project link (eg sourceforge, github), operating system (eg Windows, Linux, whatever platform), programming language (eg, Python), any restrictions for non-academic use (eg, license required).

study protocol

Study protocol articles document the design of prospective studies and are intended to facilitate dissemination of ongoing research and promote transparency. Protocol articles are peer-reviewed, have a maximum word count of 12,000, and may contain up to 15 figures/tables. Authors must pay a fee (type A article) for the publication of a study protocol article. Study Protocol articles should have the following format: 1) Abstract (provide clinical trial registration number), 2) Introduction, 3) Methods and analysis (including design, participant selection/treatment, intervention methods , data analysis 4) Discussion, 5) Ethics and dissemination. For clinical trials, registration with a public clinical trials registry is required prior to manuscript submission, and authors are strongly encouraged to follow the SPIRIT guidelines (http://www.spirit-statement.org/) and the checklist. check. Study protocols are not considered if other articles related to the study have already been published or are under review, if they contain research data from the study or any pilot or feasibility study.